IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Cosby, TN
Cosby is a tiny town of 779 people in Cocke County, Tennessee. It's about 28 miles from Morristown, TN and 142 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $798 a month.
779people
$158kTypical home
$798/moRent
85° / 48°Summer / winter
19"Snow
237Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
Is Cosby right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 779
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 141 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 28 mi to Morristown, TN
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$997/mo)
- Median rent $798/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (323 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,364 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 22% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 49 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to TYS airport
- 42 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,759 ft
- 263 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 254 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 63 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cocke County: R+68 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.